News for Art Therapy Professionals

HPC registration renewal and CPD audits  URGENT!

The HPC registration renewals process for art therapists is underway. This is your final notice to ensure that your registration does not lapse when the renewal period ends on 31 May.

See this note from HPC to make sure your registration does not lapse >>

Organisational Consultancy - an Art Therapy Approach

The BAAT Council has agreed to support a pilot project which aims to develop a new and distinct method of working with teams and organisations. More >>.

The ABC of Engaging with Commissioning for Arts Therapists:

Conference 17th March 2008: Report, presentations, notes from children and adults working groups and tool kit >>

Art Therapists working with children

New Document from the DH for Art Therapists working with Children: Building Brighter Futures: Next Steps for the Children's Workforce >> (pdf) will open in new window).

ATPRN - Art Therapy Practice Research Network

About ATPRN >>

Art Therapy Practice Research Network Research archives now available to BAAT members >>

Short Courses for Art Therapists

CPD courses and workshops >>

A few useful reports

• Psychiatry, Psychological Therapies for Schizophrenia and Training >>

A very good report coordinated by Sally Weston for BAAT on Arts Therapies and Stroke Strategy. This report comes with case studies and is a exemplary template on how art therapists can contribute to national strategies:

• Arts Therapies and Stroke Strategy >>
• AHPF Stroke Strategy Jan 2007 >>
• Provision of psychological and emotional support/treatment for stroke patients >>
• Case Study >>
• ATOLL - Stroke Strategy >>

 

• 'AHPs COUNT', a survey of Allied Health Professions in Scotland that included arts therapists >>
   

KSF

Knowledge & Skills Framework update >>
 

BAAT members area

There is a section of the web specifically for BAAT members. See more details >>

BAAT guidance on the Agenda for Change

Further guidelines and documents to download

Sample job descriptions and person specification documents

 

International Journal of Art Therapy: Inscape

Details of current issue are now on the web site of the publisher Taylor and Francis. You can also order back-issues or place a subscription on the Taylor and Francis site. BAAT members get Inscape included in their membership package and can access Inscape content, including all back-issues, on-line)